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Current screening methods often miss early vascular changes. This study aimed to characterize subclinical pulmonary hemodynamic alterations in SLE patients without known pulmonary arterial hypertension using four-dimensional (4D) flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and to investigate their association with left ventricular diastolic function.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n Twenty-five SLE patients without known pulmonary arterial hypertension and 25 age-matched healthy controls were enrolled. All participants underwent 3-T 4D flow CMR to quantify hemodynamic parameters, including wall shear stress (WSS), flow volume, and relative pressure in the pulmonary arteries. SLE patients were further stratified based on echocardiographic assessment of diastolic function to analyze hemodynamic coupling.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Compared to controls, SLE patients exhibited significantly lower maximum WSS in the main pulmonary artery (0.29\n versus<\/jats:italic>\n 0.33\u2009Pa,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.040) and asymmetric flow redistribution, characterized by higher relative pressure in the left pulmonary artery (0.54\n versus<\/jats:italic>\n 0.30\u2009mmHg,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.008) and increased flow rate in the right pulmonary artery (3.51\n versus<\/jats:italic>\n 2.90\u2009L\/min,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.015). Qualitative analysis revealed vortical flow patterns in SLE patients. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that the reduction in WSS was primarily driven by patients with diastolic dysfunction (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.006\n versus<\/jats:italic>\n controls).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n SLE patients without pulmonary arterial hypertension exhibit distinct subclinical pulmonary hemodynamic alterations, including lower WSS and flow asymmetry. 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